The Dark Phoenix Saga
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The Dark Phoenix Saga is a landmark X-Men comic book storyline in which Jean Grey is transformed into the immensely powerful and dangerously unstable Dark Phoenix, with catastrophic consequences for the team and the universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dark Phoenix Saga canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Dark Phoenix Saga Context triple: [Uncanny X-Men, notableStoryline, The Dark Phoenix Saga]
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A.
Dark Phoenix
Dark Phoenix is a 2019 superhero film in the X-Men franchise that centers on Jean Grey’s transformation into the immensely powerful and dangerous Phoenix.
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B.
Days of Future Passed
Days of Future Passed is a landmark 1967 concept album by The Moody Blues that fused rock with orchestral arrangements and helped pioneer progressive rock.
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C.
Astonishing X-Men
Astonishing X-Men is a Marvel Comics superhero team and comic book series, best known for its character-driven stories and high-profile creative runs, including those led by writer Joss Whedon.
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D.
New Mutants
New Mutants is a Marvel Comics superhero team of young mutant students originally trained by the X-Men to become the next generation of mutant heroes.
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E.
X-Men Unlimited
X-Men Unlimited is a Marvel Comics anthology series that features standalone and expanded stories about various members of the X-Men universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Dark Phoenix Saga Target entity description: The Dark Phoenix Saga is a landmark X-Men comic book storyline in which Jean Grey is transformed into the immensely powerful and dangerously unstable Dark Phoenix, with catastrophic consequences for the team and the universe.
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A.
Dark Phoenix
Dark Phoenix is a 2019 superhero film in the X-Men franchise that centers on Jean Grey’s transformation into the immensely powerful and dangerous Phoenix.
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B.
Days of Future Passed
Days of Future Passed is a landmark 1967 concept album by The Moody Blues that fused rock with orchestral arrangements and helped pioneer progressive rock.
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C.
Astonishing X-Men
Astonishing X-Men is a Marvel Comics superhero team and comic book series, best known for its character-driven stories and high-profile creative runs, including those led by writer Joss Whedon.
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D.
New Mutants
New Mutants is a Marvel Comics superhero team of young mutant students originally trained by the X-Men to become the next generation of mutant heroes.
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E.
X-Men Unlimited
X-Men Unlimited is a Marvel Comics anthology series that features standalone and expanded stories about various members of the X-Men universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X-Men storyline
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comic book storyline ⓘ |
| alterEgoOf | Dark Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climaxLocation | Blue Area of the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorist | Glynis Wein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuity | Earth-616 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coPlotter | John Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of the greatest X-Men stories ⓘ |
| editor | Jim Shooter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
Angel
NERFINISHED
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Beast NERFINISHED ⓘ Colossus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyclops NERFINISHED ⓘ Dark Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Emma Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellfire Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitty Pryde NERFINISHED ⓘ Lilandra Neramani NERFINISHED ⓘ Mastermind ⓘ Nightcrawler NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor X NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Shi'ar Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolverine NERFINISHED ⓘ X-Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| follows | The Phoenix Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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space opera ⓘ superhero fiction ⓘ |
| impact |
cemented the X-Men as a flagship Marvel title
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redefined Jean Grey as a tragic figure ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dark Phoenix (film)
NERFINISHED
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X-Men: The Animated Series adaptation NERFINISHED ⓘ X-Men: The Last Stand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inker | Terry Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| letterer | Tom Orzechowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jean Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Dark Phoenix consumes a star
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Jean Grey becomes Dark Phoenix ⓘ Jean Grey sacrifices herself on the Moon ⓘ destruction of the D'Bari star system ⓘ trial of Phoenix by the Shi'ar ⓘ |
| partOf | Uncanny X-Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penciller | John Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceededBy | The Phoenix Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
Uncanny X-Men #129
NERFINISHED
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Uncanny X-Men #130 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #131 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #132 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #133 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #134 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #135 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #136 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #137 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption by power
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identity ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| writer | Chris Claremont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Dark Phoenix Saga Description of subject: The Dark Phoenix Saga is a landmark X-Men comic book storyline in which Jean Grey is transformed into the immensely powerful and dangerously unstable Dark Phoenix, with catastrophic consequences for the team and the universe.
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